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<h2>About 4-H</h2>
<h3>The 4-H Name, Emblem, and the Four H's</h3>

<p>The original symbol of the Boys and Girls Clubs was a three leaf clover with 

the words Head, Heart, and Hands. Nebraska clubs used the words as part of their statement 

of purpose: "to educate the youth of the county, town and city to a knowledge of their 

dependence upon nature's resources, and to the value of the fullest development of hand, 

head and heart...."</p>

<p>The first pins were designed by O.H. Benson, Superintendent of Schools, Wright County, Iowa. He used the design on placards, posters 

and badges in 1907 or 1908. On September 16, 1909, he placed the first order on record with 

the Union Emblem Company for the pins. Benson and others are said to have had a four-leaf H 

design around 1908, but no record of it has been found.</p>

<p>Early in 1911, a meeting of club leaders in Washington adopted a committee recommendation 

approving the present 4-H emblem design. O.B. Martin, who was directing club work in the 

South, is credited with suggesting that the 4-H's stand for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. 

(Benson originally referred to a fourth H as Hustle.)</p>

<p>The 4-H emblem is federally protected under Section 18 US Code 707 and belongs to the 

Congress of the United States. The official emblem is green with white H's - the 4-H colors. 

The white symbolizes purity. The green represents nature's most common color and is 

emblematic of youth, life, and growth.</p>

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